Are Michael Jackson’s albums “just” music to you? It feels preposterous to suggest that MJ is anything short of iconic. His run from Off The Wall to Thriller to Bad to Dangerous only rivals fellow greats like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. Sometimes, when the music is as strong as his, you don’t have to do a million other things to supplement the talent. Moreover, the King of Pop was a visionary in visuals and performance. So when Kid Cudi recently attempted to downplay Michael Jackson’s ironclad resume, chaos ensued.

Recently, the Man on the Moon crooner posted (and eventually deleted) that Michael Jackson was, in fact, the greatest of all time. However, he also described him as “just music,” and emphasized his desire to surpass that standard. Kid Cudi said that he wanted to be

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